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09-14-2012 01:42 AM

brasseagle6

walmart and hobby lobby have plastic mesh and it is a dollar or so for a paper sized piece

In my 15 gallon tank, I kind of left the tank alone for a few months and when I got around to thinning out the other plants, I found that the non-substantial amount of moss that was in the tank before had carpeted most of the tank. Now I maintain the carpet by spreading out the moss evenly over the surface I want it to carpet (I use my hands to spread out the clumps of moss that form). I would guess you could create a carpet by getting a good amount of moss to start with and spreading it out over the substrate you want to be carpeted.

The moss in my tank is a mix of java and christmas moss. If you want a carpet, I don't think flame moss would be a good option, considering its vertical growth pattern.

I read about flame moss's vertical growing, that i'll try tying to driftwood. I'm thinking about getting riccia too since I saw a photo of the stuff looking lumpy like a moss ball.
Thanks for the advice.

those look pretty good I'm using a blue background, but a partial moss wall would look good.

08-22-2012 04:36 AM

diwu13

You can make moss walls:

or moss weird shapes:

Or moss tiles using SS mesh as eco stated.

08-22-2012 03:58 AM

eco

Attach the moss to a stainless steal mesh. Measure the area that you want carpeted and have the mesh custom cut to fit your desired area. pm me for supplies!

08-22-2012 03:35 AM

Axelrodi202

In my 15 gallon tank, I kind of left the tank alone for a few months and when I got around to thinning out the other plants, I found that the non-substantial amount of moss that was in the tank before had carpeted most of the tank. Now I maintain the carpet by spreading out the moss evenly over the surface I want it to carpet (I use my hands to spread out the clumps of moss that form). I would guess you could create a carpet by getting a good amount of moss to start with and spreading it out over the substrate you want to be carpeted.

The moss in my tank is a mix of java and christmas moss. If you want a carpet, I don't think flame moss would be a good option, considering its vertical growth pattern.

08-22-2012 03:15 AM

ShadowBeast

What can I do with moss?

I want to try flame moss and christmas moss but I don't know what ways to plant moss other then to tie them to driftwood/rocks or just toss it in the tank, which doesn't come out right.
I was thinking maybe trying carpet it but I don't know how.
Does anyone have any suggestions?